Data Management for Upstream: Six Sigma and Control Charts
Data Management is an Evolving Strategy The Upstream industry has proven with the shale boom that innovation is a gamble worth taking. As the industry settles into unprecedented drilling and production going forward, one initiative that can push E&P companies even further is data management.
Oil and Gas Software: Start with Problems, Not Solutions
We Need Oil & Gas Software Solutions – Or Do We? The Harvard Business Review published an article by Bart Barthelemy and Candace Dalmagne-Rouge called, “When You’re Innovating, Resist Looking for Solutions,” that every decision maker should read before committing to an oil and gas software solution.
Software Selection: the Buy versus Build Spectrum
Software Selection Matters for Your Business In our evolving world, good software can be one of the most effective differentiators that a company can leverage for growth. Implemented thoughtfully, software can be a multiplier for your existing staff, or it can surface information for better decision making that was previously locked away in spreadsheets.
SharePoint for Upstream: Dashboards
SharePoint and Your Dashboard Last week, I started a blog series based on my lunch and learn, “SharePoint for Upstream.” I plan to share a few strategies and best practices that people in Upstream can use to improve the visibility and control they have over their data.
Entrance Named Number 2064 on the Inc. 5000 List
Entrance Sees 181% Growth Inc. 5000 announced their list of the 5000 fastest growing companies in the US this month, naming Entrance number 2064 on the list. This award was given based on 181% growth over the past three years. For the Houston metro area, we ranked number 43. This is the fourth year since […]
SharePoint Consulting for Oil and Gas: Integrating GIS Maps
SharePoint Consulting Streamlines GIS Mapping In our SharePoint consulting work, we see opportunities every day for oil and gas companies to streamline their operations and make information easier to find. For upstream companies, the insight that can be gained from geographic information systems (GIS) is well worth the effort of implementation.
Effective Data Management for Oil and Gas: Mergers & Acquisitions Down in Q2
Data Management During M&A During a merger, data management and systems integration are often overlooked factors in the success of the deal. The Houston Business Journal reported this past month that divestures were down from $30.4 billion in Q2 of last year to $17.2 billion in Q2 this year.
Custom Software Consulting: Excel and Access as Databases
Simple Databases, and When It’s Time for Custom Software In our custom software consulting work, we see a lot of companies using Excel or Access as their primary database. Both of these options have their pro’s and con’s.
Oil and Gas Software: Moving the Needle on Decision Making
Oil and Gas Software and Lack of Integration The Harvard Business Review posted a blog this week called, “Four Areas Where Senior Leaders Should Focus Their Attention,” that applies to how leaders in the energy industry should look at oil and gas software.
SharePoint ROI Part 2: Developing a Road Map for Collaboration
What does SharePoint success look like? Earlier this year, our SharePoint team lead, Carol, published a blog on calculating SharePoint’s return on investment. Based on my SharePoint consulting work, I’ve developed a few more thoughts to add on to this topic.
A Great First Ride!
Biking to a healthier Entrance This year, Entrance has been making a push towards healthy activities, with our fitness room, gym memberships, and now a biking club. We are thinking we will start working towards the goal of training for the MS150.
Data Management and Actionable Information: Why Bother?
Data Management and Your Team I presented a lunch and learn called, “SharePoint and Upstream” to a group of fifteen people last week at III Forks. Over the next few blog posts, I plan to go into more depth for some of the key points that we covered. This week, I will specifically cover how […]
Business Intelligence: Stop Wasting Time and Starting Making Money
Lack of business intelligence means wasted time When employees make decisions without the benefit of business intelligence, your company is probably wasting time and losing money. According to one McKinsey report, employees spend 1.8 hours per day, or 9.3 hours per week, on the hunt for information. So while the investment in business intelligence may […]
Entrance Expansion: Week 2
Walls are up! Demo continues, and the electricians were running wires on Friday. Watch the blog for more to come on the new space!
Custom Software Application Provides South American Producer with Improved Inventory Tracking
Preventing Inventory Loss with Custom Software Entrance has long partnered with Midstream service company TG Mercer to develop a custom software application, called SpreadBoss, that provides cradle to grave pipeline tracking. This past year, TG Mercer started working with one client in South America to provide better tracking of their inventory. As they looked further into […]
Data Management and the IT Service Model for Oil & Gas
Data Management and the Digital Oilfield As we’ve covered in a previous post, when it comes to data management, more data isn’t always better. But more complete, real-time data can be a key differentiator if it is tied to notifications and actionable business intelligence. I ran across an article in Venture Beat from last year […]
SharePoint Consulting: Business Connectivity Services and SSIS
SharePoint Consulting & BCS Trouble-shooting SharePoint consultants, developers, and power users have had a love-hate relationship with SharePoint’s BCS (Business Connectivity Services) and its’ older brother BDC (Business Data Catalog). BCS requires several services to be installed along with some user accounts and permissions. If any of those services become unresponsive or go offline, BCS […]
Energy Software Reporting: Surfacing Production Data with SharePoint
Energy Software Reporting Production reports, even with the help of sophisticated energy software, are nothing new for the oil and gas industry. Enabling access to these reports and keeping them up to date can be an issue, however.
Expansion Under Way: Entrance’s Corporate Office in Houston
So excited about our new build out at our corporate headquarters! Thanks #1 to all my Entrance Teammates for driving the growth, and welcoming change! Also thanks to our Clients, who drive the market’s demand for a software consulting firm that is truly “fluent in energy.”
Three reasons to document your database: enabling business intelligence
Business Intelligence and Your Database No matter the industry, it’s a common problem to have more data than anyone knows what to do with. Most of the time data like this is stored in databases, but that does not always translate to information that can be interpreted, or that is actionable. This was exactly the […]
